Ruling reopens investment route for Indian, others seeking US green cards
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EB-5 program helped generate $37.4 billion in foreign direct investment for US jobs between 2008 and 2021, according to IIUSA
Currently tens of thousands of H-1Bs scramble to get outside the US to get their visas stamped
Proposal by presidential panel may help over 700,000 Indians stuck in a decades long green card backlog
It’s important to understand the differences between the two popular choices for those hoping to live and work in the US
Expanded grace period may benefit spouses of H-1B visa recipients, green card and asylum applicants
US wasted 66,781 employment green cards in 2021; Indians make up 82 percent of immigrants waiting due to country caps
USCIS gets 483,927 H-1B registrations for FY 2023; Selected registrants have to file visa applications by June 30
Immigration experts suggest appealing to USCIS to process H-4 work permits along with H-1Bs may be a better option
If enacted, bipartisan legislation will bring relief to over 100,000 spouses of Indian tech professionals with H-1B visas
With 47% international students, China and India made Asia the most popular continent of origin in 2021
Premium processing service expanded to include applicants for Employment Authorization Document
Selected individuals may start filing H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2023 starting April 1
Call comes after State Department advances date for filing in EB-2 category for India from Sep 1, 2013, to Sep 1, 2014
Minimum investment amount for EB-5 projects raised to $1,050,000 and to $800,000 for targeted employment areas
With her family stuck in green card backlog, Srishti Sharma, 18, fears she may have to self-deport when she turns 21
To prevent multiple registration for the same beneficiary, USCIS has added an attestation requirement this year
Initial registration opens for H-1B visas for FY 2023; USCIS to conduct a lottery if it receives enough registrations by March 18
Step may benefit spouses of Indian tech professionals who have lost jobs due to delays in processing of their EADs
US federal judge rejects challenge to USCIS rule filed by ITServe association of over 1,400 IT companies
USCIS says an exceptionally high number of employment-based immigrant visas available in the EB-1 and EB-2 categories
Many immigrants skipped work and spent no money on Valentines’ Day, one of America’s busiest commercial holidays
‘America is said to be the land of dreams, but for dependent visa holders, it’s just the land of depression’
After Trump-era controversy, USCIS terms America as a ‘nation of welcome and possibility’ for immigrants
Indian families stuck in green card backlog wish the immigration agency would act on the welcoming image it’s trying to project